Description

What is biometrics? Whether you’re just curious about how
biometrics can benefit society or you need to learn how to
integrate biometrics with an existing security system in your
organization, Biometrics For Dummies can help.

Here’s a friendly introduction to biometrics — the
science of identifying humans based on unique physical
characteristics. With the government’s use of biometrics
— for example, biometric passport readers — and
application of the technology for law enforcement, biometrics is
growing more popular among security experts. Biometrics For
Dummies explains biometric technology, explores biometrics
policy and privacy issues with biometrics, and takes a look at
where the science is heading. You’ll discover:

How pattern recognition and fingerprint recognition are
used

The many vulnerabilities of biometric systems and how to guard
against them

How various countries are handling the privacy issues and what
can be done to protect citizens’ privacy

How a scan of the palm, veins in the hand, and sonar imagery
establish identity

What it takes to fully authenticate a signature

How gait, speech, linguistic analysis, and other types of
biometric identification come into play

The criteria for setting up an implementation plan

How to use authentication, authorization, and access
principles

Written by a pair of security experts, Biometrics For
Dummies gives you the basics in an easy-to-understand format
that doesn’t scrimp on substance. You’ll get up to
speed and enjoy getting there!